Clinical Trials

Registration – Inclusion Criteria IUGR Cohort:

• Age ≥ 18 and ≤ 45 years at study entry.
• Diagnosis of IUGR before admission to labor and delivery.
• Ability to provide written informed consent.
• Weight greater than 110 pounds (50 kilograms, a standard requirement in obstetrics studies that include blood draws).
• > 28 weeks gestation.

Registration – Inclusion Criteria Control Cohort:

• Age ≥ 18 and ≤ 45 years at study entry.
• No known pregnancy complications at obstetrics visit (+/- 1 week gestational age of IUGR cohort).
• Ability to provide written informed consent.
• Weight greater than 110 pounds (50 kilograms, a standard requirement in obstetrics studies that include blood draws).
• > 28 weeks gestation.

Registration – Exclusion Criteria:

• Known immunodeficiency.
• Chronic, active viral infections, including HIV-1/2, HTLV-1/2, hepatitis B/C.
• Known autoimmune disease (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis or systemic lupus erythematosus).
• Solid organ or transplant recipient.
• Multiple gestations.
• Not planning on delivering at Mayo Clinic.
• Ruptured membranes.
• < 28 weeks gestation.